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Dr. Edmond Confino, popular infertility doctor in Chicago, dead at 71

Dr. Confino helped thousands conceive, including U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth.

Chicago Sun-Times

STIs on the rise in UK with sex diseases hitting record levels - symptoms to look out for

Chlamydia and gonorrhoea can cause infertility and pelvic inflammatory disease, while syphilis can cause serious, irreversible and potentially life-threatening problems with your brain, heart, or nerves

Daily Mirror

World Environment Day: Irish doctor dubs plastic 'biggest uncontrolled biological experiment of the last 100 years'

Plastic can affect hormones; causing cancer, obesity, diabetes, thyroid disease, osteoporosis and infertility

Irish Mirror

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Mumps symptoms as illness can cause infertility in men, scientists warn

The viral infection mainly affects children resulting in painful symptoms. But the illness can also cause problems in later life well after the infection has cleared.

Daily Record

Chlamydia is killing Australia's koalas, but ambitious new project could stop the spread

A new vaccine could protect the marsupials from the sexually transmitted disease, which can lead to blindness, infertility and death.

LiveScience

Coeliac disease warning as ‘overlooked symptoms’ could cause infertility issues

Coeliac UK warns that only 36% of people who live with the condition have been diagnosed. Here’s everything you need to know about the debilitating autoimmune condition

Daily Mirror

Infertility: The clinic in Ivory Coast helping dozens of couples have children

Africa has some of the lowest rates of infertility in the world – at just over 13 percent, according to the latest WHO figures. But unlike in the West, couples who do struggle to conceive are often shut out of fertility treatments or have to bear the considerable cost themselves.…

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Infertility: How fewer babies might mean the end of the world

Neanderthals probably died when their fertility dropped. Modern humans are seeing a decline in babies being born. Is it the end of the world?

The New Daily

'Groundbreaking study finds endometriosis risk is rooted in genetics'

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares exciting research from Oxford University on a painful condition that also causes depression, anxiety and even infertility in 5-10% of women

Daily Mirror

Emotions around infertility can be raw. Let’s talk about them with solidarity

It’s important to acknowledge ‘fertility privilege’, but let’s not dismiss those whose privilege has been hard won, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK

One in Six People Globally are Infertile, WHO Reports

Infertility affects one in six people globally, according to a report from the World Health Organization, which urged countries to do more to help people conceive, Bloomberg reported. Researchers found little difference between high, middle and low-income countries in the report published Tuesday. This crisis has left many people struggling…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Infertility affects ‘staggering’ 1 in 6 people globally, WHO says

The organization also said high costs for fertility treatments were a “medical poverty trap.”

Fortune

'Our bill lays out how we can implement a publicly funded IVF system in Ireland'

Senators Catherine Ardagh and Fiona O'Loughlin have introduced legislation to establish publicly funded IVF. It is an important step forward in laying the groundwork for reaching a system of publicly funded assisted human reproduction treatment in Ireland.

Irish Mirror

First Thing: Trump to surrender after hush-money indictment

The extraordinary scene in Manhattan will mark the first time a former US president will face criminal charges. Plus, why so many Americans hate – and love – the AR-15

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One in six people worldwide affected by infertility: WHO

UN health agency calls for cheaper and more accessible treatments to help those trying to start a family.

Reuters

WHO says infertility affects 1 in 6 globally, calls for more consistent data

About one in six adults globally have experienced infertility at least once in their life, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on Monday, urging countries to actively collect more consistent data on the disease.

Tribune News Service

1 in 6 people struggle with infertility as WHO urges care

LONDON — Infertility affects one in six people globally, according to a report from the World Health Organization, which urged countries to do more to help people conceive.

The Guardian - UK

One in six people worldwide affected by infertility, WHO reports

Call for access to treatment to be urgently expanded as studies show ‘infertility does not discriminate’

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Endometriosis: black women continue to receive poorer care for the condition

Endometriosis is a common chronic inflammatory condition that affects an estimated one in ten people assigned female at birth. The condition causes tissue similar to the lining of the uterus to grow elsewhere – including on the ovaries, intestines, bladder and bowels. Symptoms can affect the whole body, but often…

Bristol Post

Bristolians urged to get tested as gonorrhoea cases continue to rise

The STI, usually treated with antibiotics, can cause infertility and pelvic inflammatory disease in patients

Salon

Nonstick chemicals affecting pregnancies

A new study finds that PFAS, the chemicals in nonstick wrappers, could be making it harder to get pregnant

Daily Mirror

'One course of antibiotics cured my infertility issues after four miscarriages'

After four miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy, Diana Bowden, 39, feared she'd never get pregnant - then a simple course of antibiotics helped her conceive a miracle baby boy

Daily Mirror

'My husband of 11 years can't have kids - I want to leave him'

A woman has sparked a huge debate online, with people claiming she's being 'unreasonable for admitting she wants to leave her partner after suffering with infertility issues

Zenger

Men Who Do Physical Jobs Are More Likely To Develop High Levels Of Testosterone And More Fertile

Men who reported more physical activity at work also had higher levels of the male sex hormone testosterone & develop fertility.

Dynamite News

Physically demanding work linked to higher male fertility: Research

According to a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, males who often lift heavy objects at work have higher sperm counts. Read further on Dynamite News:

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